It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.

Journalism, spooked by rumors of its own obsolescence, has stopped believing in itself. Groans of doom alternate with panicked happy talk.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel in a black leather catsuit.

If you're famous enough, the rules don't apply.

A friendship between reporter and source lasts only until it is profitable for one to betray the other.

Celebrity is the religion of our time.

Songs live longer than kingdoms.

The depth of consciousness widens our breadth of understanding and makes us uniconscious.

Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific.

Love - at least the pair-bonded, prescribed love - does not conquer all.

Certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and if he be not kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature.

Life is fluid, ever evolving. The more dynamic you are, the more happens in your life, all the time.

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.

difficulties only become problems when we separate ourselves from them instead of dealing with them directly and wholeheartedly.

Talking is what I do, but listening is my job.

The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.